Uncategorized Archives - Alaska Community Action On Toxics

Protecting Communities from Exposure to Harmful PFAS Chemicals: The Urgent Need for Safe Drinking Water Standards in the Absence of Federal Action

CHE-Alaska Teleconference, Wednesday, April 24, 2019 9:00 am Alaska Time (10:00 am Pacific; 1:00 pm Eastern) Sign up for this call Speakers: Alissa Cordner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Whitman College; Katie Pelch, PhD, Senior Scientist, The Endocrine Disruption Exchange; Anna Reade, PhD, Staff Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council; Laurel Schaider, PhD, Research Scientist, Silent

Anchorage Assembly Approves Landmark Ban on Flame Retardants in Consumer Products

Four classes of ineffective, toxic flame retardant chemicals are banned from furniture, mattresses, and juvenile products Persistence of ACAT's supporters and partners invaluable in winning this protection for firefighters' and children's health With a unanimous vote, the Anchorage Assembly passed Assembly Ordinance 2019-15(S), which prohibits certain consumer products containing flame retardant chemicals, at the March

Podcast Available – Exploitation by Exposure: Human Rights and Toxic Exposures – A Discussion with United Nations Special Rapporteur on Toxics

CHE-Alaska Teleconference, Recorded March 27, 2019 Listen to the podcast of a presentation by Baskut Tuncak, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights & Toxics Mr. Tuncak discusses why and how toxic exposures can violate human rights and talks about United Nations efforts to compel polluters to end this abuse. Download the Presentation Slides (PDF) and